f
brown colour.

[Illustration: PLATE 22]

PLATE 23

A portion of the terra firma of the curtain.

The strawberries and clear parts of the ground are worked in French
knots.

The plants are very useful in breaking up the solid masses of dark
colour, and the stag serves to introduce into the base of the work the
colouring of the acorns above (on plates 1 and 2).

As a rule this base of a design repeats all the colourings used
throughout.

[Illustration: PLATE 23]

PLATE 24

Example of a bird introduced into the late 17th century work.

It is executed in simple feather stitch for the tail feathers and satin
stitch very evenly shaded. The dark centres of the short feathers are in
crimson, the rest in shades of buff, the breast feathers also worked in
satin stitch are in putty colour, legs and beak are brown and the crest
in crimson.

[Illustration: PLATE 24]

PLATE 25

Quaint early example of a parrot, head in knot stitch, breast feathers
block stitch, and wings in shaded single feather stitching.

The butterfly and grub are found in all early examples.

[Illustration: PLATE 25]

PLATE 26

Group of animals usually disporting on the terra-firma at base of large
designs.

Worked always in long and short stitch.

[Illustration: PLATE 26]

PLATE 27

Squirrel in rich brown colour, with cream chest worked in shading
stitch, tail in overcasting for the centre and furry part in single
feather stitch with stem stitch outline.

[Illustration: PLATE 27]

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